About Us – Lambourn Capital

Our Mission

Lambourn Capital is an independent private office — built around one anchor family and extended, selectively, to those within a trusted circle. We serve a limited number of prominent families, principals and founders across the MENA–Europe corridor.

Our interests are always aligned with the families we serve — not with any institution or external shareholder.

Investment management sits at the core. Wrapped around it: governance, structuring, corporate advisory, succession and philanthropic matters — all overseen directly by senior members of the team. We apply Shariah-consistent screening when required.

Our mission: to be a trusted steward for a small circle of families, where every relationship receives the full attention of our senior team.

Trust over growth · Discretion as default · Independence without compromise · Generational continuity

Lambourn Capital takes its name from the chalk valley that has bred England’s finest racing thoroughbreds for two centuries – a place of patient cultivation, generational craft, and quiet dominance.

The firm carries that same posture: stewardship over salesmanship, lineage over noise, the long view over the next quarter.

The Team

Every relationship is managed directly by a senior partner. We do not delegate.

Principals

Hassan Afifi

Chief Executive Officer

30+ years of experience across global equities, corporate finance, fundraising and family business advisory, with a background at Beltone covering European and U.S. institutional investors from London and working on major MENA capital markets transactions. At Lambourn Capital Hassan leads client relationships and advises families and founders on corporate finance, wealth structuring, family business affairs and long-term capital planning.

Mike Hollings

Chief Investment Officer

40+ years experience across both investment banking & investment management including senior roles at Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, and Rathbones. Winner of the PAM Defensive Portfolio Award (2006), awarded in respect of portfolio management at Ansbacher Investments Limited. Founded Kola Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund, in 2013. At Lambourn Capital he leads the investment team charged with overseeing multi-asset allocations and portfolio strategy.

Nicholas “Nick” Roe

Chief Operating & Compliance Officer

Instrumental in establishing the prime brokerage and hedge fund industry in Europe at Morgan Stanley in the 1990s. Built Deutsche Bank’s international prime brokerage to a top-three position globally. Senior leadership at Citigroup across 32 countries. Inducted into the Global Custodian Hall of Fame, 2013. Oversees the firm’s operational and compliance framework.

Ahmed Mourad

Chief Business Development Officer

25+ years of experience across business development, investment structuring, and private markets, with senior roles at EFG Hermes, Orascom Telecom, and Beltone Financial. He supports the firm’s growth through strategic introductions and relationship development across UHNW families and family offices in the Gulf and North Africa.

Ayman Soliman

Board Advisor

Founding CEO of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt. Previously led Gemini Holding, a family office managing multi-billion-dollar assets at the time of his tenure. Supports senior strategic dialogue and high-level advisory matters.

Team

Kate Maslova

Head of Strategic Development

Kate brings an entrepreneurial background and over 15 years of experience across private banking, fintech, and family office infrastructure. She holds an Executive MBA from IMD. At Lambourn Capital, she leads European partnerships, community development, and business relations.

Tom Hollings

Assistant Portfolio Manager

Tom is an Assistant Portfolio Manager with five years of experience in wealth and portfolio management, specialising in serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. He holds the CISI Investment Advice Diploma, reflecting his commitment to professional excellence and the highest standards of investment practice.

Tarek Abd El Aziz

Public Relations

With an outstanding global network and a strong reputation for trust, discretion and credibility, Tarek supports Lambourn Capital through strategic introductions and relationship development.

Talk to Our Team

Get in Touch:
Have a question or need more information? Reach out to us, and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.

Office Location:
Visit us at our office: 2nd Floor, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BD, United Kingdom.

Email:
Email us at info@lambourncapital.com